She was awarded the position of bodyguard to Princess Kitana and the two became close friends, but similar to her UMK3 storyline, Jade was under orders to kill Kitana should she become disloyal to the Kahn. After years of rigorous training and service as an Outworld assassin, Jade earned a reputation as an agile and stealthy warrior. In Mortal Kombat, the 2011 reboot of the series, Jade was born into Edenian royalty that served Shao Kahn after he conquered the realm. Jade makes non-playable appearances in the 2005 beat 'em up spin-off title Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. In the game's Konquest mode, Jade orders the warrior Shujinko to apprehend another Edenian traitor, Rain, and bring him to her. Jade's own non-canonical game ending makes no mention of Kitana or Sindel, which instead depicts her confronting Tanya, the mutant Baraka, and a group of Tarkatan warriors. Jade battles her friend before Sindel kills Onaga, breaking Kitana from his spell and returning peace to Edenia. In Sindel's non-canonical ending, she and Jade locate Onaga's tomb when he sends Kitana after them. Jade is forced to imprison a brainwashed Kitana in the Edenian palace dungeon before freeing Sindel and escaping with her to Outworld, all while seeking revenge against traitorous fellow Edenian Tanya, who had allied herself with Onaga. She witnesses the deaths of Kitana and the thunder god Raiden's chosen fighters at the hands of the Deadly Alliance of sorcerers Shang Tsung and Quan Chi and their subsequent resurrection by the Dragon King Onaga. Jade returned as a playable character in Mortal Kombat: Deception (2004) following an extended absence from the series. Jade's UMK3 backstory, along with those of Kitana and Reptile, remains unchanged in Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1996). The three join up with Kitana's Earthrealm allies to defeat Shao Kahn, and after they liberate Edenia from Outworld, Jade serves Sindel and Kitana for years. Convinced by Reptile's actions and Kitana's words, Jade turns against the Kahn and aids Kitana in freeing her resurrected mother, Queen Sindel, from Shao Kahn's mind control. When Jade and Reptile locate Kitana, the former stops the latter from assassinating her. Shao Kahn also sends his servant Reptile along with Jade as insurance, ordering him to stop Kitana by any means necessary.
MORTAL KOMBAT 11 JADE TRIAL
After Kitana flees to Earthrealm after being put on trial for killing Mileena, Shao Kahn orders Jade to bring Kitana back to him alive forcing her to choose between disobeying her superior or betraying her close friend. She served as one of Outworld emperor Shao Kahn's elite assassins along with his adopted stepdaughter Kitana, with whom she shared a close friendship.
MORTAL KOMBAT 11 JADE UPGRADE
Jade made her official debut as a playable character in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) an upgrade of Mortal Kombat 3 ), in which her backstory was expanded. In Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, the 2005 beat 'em up action-adventure spinoff that retold the events of MKII, she engages Shaolin warriors Liu Kang and Kung Lao in a fight alongside Mileena and a brainwashed Kitana, and loses against them. Though she identifies herself in one of the clues, her energy bar was left blank in the arcade game which was included in the home versions.
She is wearing a green outfit similar to that of warrior princess Kitana and her evil clone Mileena, and fights with increased speed and the former's fans. Players have to then meet particular requirements during gameplay in order to fight Jade in a secret battle in the " Goro's Lair" stage from the first game.
MORTAL KOMBAT 11 JADE HOW TO
In Mortal Kombat II (1993), Jade was a hidden character who played no part in the game's storyline other than appearing at the start of random fights to drop cryptic clues on how to access her.
Also appearing in various media outside of the games, the character has received a positive reception and is regarded as one of the franchise's strongest fighters during gameplay.Īppearances Mortal Kombat games
She first appears as an assassin for Outworld emperor Shao Kahn, but due to her friendship with Kitana, she supports the princess' rebellion against Shao Kahn to liberate the realms he conquered. In the story of the games, Jade is the childhood friend of Edenian princess Kitana. She debuted in Mortal Kombat II (1993) as a hidden opponent and first became playable in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995). Jade is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Triblade ( UMK3, MKT, MK:D, MK:U, MK:SM, MK:A, MK9, MK11)